Wichita eagle., 1887-11-05
ART DISSERTATIONS. :
FAMOUS PAINTINGS ADAPTED TO
ADVERTISEMENTS.

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Popular Pictures Multiplied by the Lith-
oSraphers-An Artists Confession-sa-
cred Works of Art Not Even Respected.
= Notable Improvement.
The pictorial advertisements which are so
popular nowadays show u variety, ingenuity
and sometimes skill in drawing and compost
ton that cause frequent inquiry Gs to how
aid by whom they are got up. y reporter
met n man the other day who knew all about
it, and from him an explanation was OBJ
tanned. This well posted gentleman was in
troduccd as IAN artist whose pictures are
more generally seen all over the world than
those Of any other artist Ill America, and
whose productions are looked Upon by more
people th;A are the pictures of any other
score Of artists. Il have seen his pictures"
said the gentleman who introduced the re-
porter, in London. Paris, Berlin and Mad
rid. have heard, TOO. on good authority.
that they have awakened the astouishment
of tho sober natives Of Japan and the
almond eyed Mongolians And yet he is not
satisfied nor Gratlfad ut the fame OF his
works.
DESIGNATIONS OF Art.
The artist smiled grizzly. You have been
told the truth" he said, but one thing our
friend has neglected 70 mention that will
make everything Gear 10 you. Ny pictures are
multiplied by the photographers. They go
everywhere, because they are given away 20
encourage appreciation of certain brands of
cigars. tobacco, porous plaster; and what not.
They are admired by the foolish-tAat is, the
great majority of people-because they are
bright aud gsndy. T44s=sy sAAs.scs the atten-
ton of the wise because they are such out
rageous dissertations of art
''Onc would infer that you don't find much
satisfaction in your gyorb, suggested the re
porter.
Il must confess that do not. l intend to
be an artist some day, but meanwhile | must
make living. The photographers supply me
with the opportunity. For their money
consent to desacrate art six or seven times
day, and for Vhe rest of TIE time. which is my
OWE, worship at the shrine Of art, as be-
comes an humble suitor for success.
"Are there manS some day to be artists en-
gagged in the workP'
Quite uumber. Some Of course viii
never get above it, because their talents are
not equal to anything better In the case Of
Otl.sIS II hiiOCkS Oli LCllJ-lo
out Of t4cn, aid they become content to DO
mere pot boilers all their lives-that is, self
styled artists who have no other end i'll view
than to make living by painting"
TnIEvTS AND PIRATES.
"Why docs an artist object 70 the work.
Because there is little or no art III tie
work. Ec has to paint to please men who
have no conception OF art, only some notion,
often wrong one, rs to what is likely TO take
with the public. There are no greater thieves
and pirates in existence than we men who
paint pictures for photographers. We get hold
Of salon CATALOGUES and photographer the
photographers DO FOR us-copy tne most str.k-
ing figures, usually making some changes
suggested by the photographers or mer-
chants, which are mover Improvements,
ard adapt them to some soap or patent
medicine. Thus some venelabie saint Of an
tiquity will be transformed into reddler OF
plasters, an angel OF mercy will be rendered
as q seductive damsel, whose sole aim in life
Is TO sell some patent complexion beIulAier.
To the commercial sp.rl: nothing is sacred
: soap manufacturer saw plIo.1gra o. a
well knofTn picture Of the Virgin Moeher and
Child and lie wanted 70 add p basin Of water
and a cake Of soap and make i ckromo OF it
- advertise Lis soap. That was going too
far, even tor the lithograyaer Bat little
later he was Outiono III sudacity by porous
plaster man who wanted to ta;o the same
picture, stick a plaster on the child and got
the whole thing done IN bright coio.s - adj
vertise the chef product Of his fra. An
other man, who thought Re hal some talent
for allegory, wanted beautiful picture,
illustrative OK the liaes: Simply 70 Thy
cross cling turned mo a ciscn.o II at;rac:
attention 10 a tonic tie proposed % ia
scribe on the face oi tie cross the name and
price Of the medicine
bat won't the chronlos n tine become
more a,tistici7
Yes. perhaps, There he's been notable
improvement "a Gently sSou.e siEls ago Hotl-
ing would DO for q CHROME advertisement LIT
c simpcriug girl with io-r cut dress Nov
that style Of p.c-urc Is going out Il fGFlioB.
AM tne darnscl, though Sc s:!i retains tts
i6io.ic sii3p.r, Is c-1craliy dcc.1.iy. cad.
There are eone fairly SOD chronos Usc4 :
Refreshments, Ia org i.als 0. which % T..
lis-.edi: tae artist. Bas they are few. Tie
trouble : t,e advertiser Is TOO greedy ard
waits everything ab-g- ths F.e-are tTTis-ei
an6.iisto-,a; 50 * - at ice advertisement. -
New York Commercial Advertiser.